The Ottawa free trader. [volume], February 20, 1886, Image 8

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A Poultry Hoom.
Herewith are illmirvlonaof a plctureeque
fowl and poul ry bouse It will be a baud
oma om went. 10 tb farm leaded im.
Kerintra with ban le on ibm can do inucb
et the cari en Wr work tbeinae.vue.
3k
I FROST.
Th rtructuro lias four (?nlle. Tha fnr-t
w is nieunt for a colony of piin. K ch
jpililo in ornnirientol wah represent;!., io'is of
imitio of lh fi-atl.i-n d tritu? ill m-rull n iwinir.
The building is 'S't I et Inn ; by US f-ot w.d
tlxAi-U, ol tuui 'so, it may bo if u .y eiea.
HUK.
T)i liiuvi in Luilt iio:i a vton" fonndi'lnn
a foot hiirh. Ttiefr ii mi l idi-s uic nun: l v
wili'low. liDVe and b'.ow theMi til -1 otisn
iHpovered wi h nin piled b iird-, oniiimen ml
wiili wikIiii k. In li ' eeirer of tb unld
hir, tlii' em o show li in tli- pii'tiirn i-- re-i.iy
a ventilator. It rtny i coven I w ith ohmi
ami i- o iti -tiit-i or Berol.-ttjuved au !.
ThM vent latir is immedin el ,' nlnvo tbn
liakiRCw iv in llio eiiilor of the le-mi. ho
that the cold air w il n t cle ie.id ti ) ri tho
fdw's. -I is ojH'iie I mid shut, by c -rds ball;;-
HI ' lloiVU OVtT Ibl! O UI'T.
?!
warn fir
f.not'ND Vl.AS.
Tho boc.so in iliviiled into four romprfv
TentM, for I I fr-ii it bleeds of lowl, if tiu-y
are w.-nted. This tuit-i tho pui i-o e o.
fKlultrv fanci'T-i well ri'it. ordmm v tarn
M.oi!e who r.-ii o clnck"li lor profit w-id rot
cari to keep breed - e aruto 'i Im four
ve)iiia'e room will le a nmlii r of oo-veiii-nee
even then hoeviir enalil n oie
i-Q K''t nt I ho neU wit. lout triiniping n
ninon the roosU, nnd to i n-slltm; hens liv
iieiiiml vis l or f-irni urHso4 tho 1'iv
mouMi K'ipIjh nnd brown I,e :horns nr b
best Li-t-t-ds fo pet. A cross betwo-n the
lvo would l rob ilil v l e ol eX'"ptiona ex
cellence I he p ir iliou-t between the tipnrt-Bii-iits
nro Iniiidediip to .ho Isittom of th-.i
wimiowH. I-'ro ii there on they are eon
tinnel wllh wiio in lliii,' to let 11 ht (ill
through. The nindow Hills me two feel six
'neln-s lil-'a,
3'h Vonnl p!nn fxj'IniiH it-elf. The
din's it wi I U ol.H rvrd, nil nin; e iihui': the
vtit r pa-t ngewav. A' the re-ir ol m-li i-n
littl" s idi.' (lour in the iaf i (vi to admit lh
haul lo collect eg;s o c:ilch the. bens tip
tin- may b'a trap ' ci"r lo let dow n. Kn -h
oiiipiirtineti . h is it siiul door ni ir th
ground, at tho lopol the si one foi mint inn,
for tlie fowls to p-isH n nnd out, I his cnu
e shut a. ii gill nn I in cold weather The
rnrth fl or Is tlie b for the rompnr: men s.
it is the no turn 1 ibinp. The nia' me should
lie clenre-1 iiwnv from lime tot mm siiftVienU
ly u le ve I be floor (Ins -wn low lor tho
liens A iio of tine tri Hvel shouM
lie thrown upon each floo., loo. In w inter
tlie bou an l heated bv hot w nter p t
tiuriisl just ls!ow the sui fucc of til' ground.
Tho wa er i bea'ed Iw a kei-o-eno lui,
which will I urn all niht wiihi ui replenish
ing. Rv means of this warm hou-e eggs can
lie bad p enti.ii ly in waiter. Chicks can le
hatcbeil iu midwinter a -o, remly to make
Kpriuji liroi ers. Thesejiara'eooiiioarinients
wil) make it easy to rear t hem. Thev should
lie allowed outiUsa-s of warm day, alter
ibe first tw o weeks.
flelert Farmers' Club.
The Iowa Ib'gi-ter ays that a deien
xoile is enough to form a farmer club.
Tb y should le m"ii and wom-ii boih. They
Jii uld mrsit at onu ani titer's honu-s, where
FioUcly w ill come who ;s no. ss-cmlly in
vito.1 (Juce a month, the year around, the
tneet'.ngs slmu'd ln held, and regularly at
lendisL Tbose at who e holms the dub
ns-tn for lh" month will tukeeaie tohave
the bouse anil ffinn in tho m t order to Is
looked at by cii .pal eyes, i he next mouth
Ihe next farmer will try to rival thu hint
fine, and so Improvement will I sieiuly an J
constant. The ltegis er cblor adds:
lWnlis the improvement iu house, farm
ndHMk. tho se et-t clun sys ems bring to
jre br persons who have ronnilence in each
itber, aud there is more freedom of ex re
lon and action. The men and w-oim-n wmn
in-gin fo feel tlie same freedom to in lk and
wrx that they do in their own family circle.
Jiy? of ihe (rresteit drawbcks to the farmer
win) bis isibiie efforts is bis back wardness iu
rsatimuniciiting bis ideas le:ore puoltene
siubiiert. be soon loses all tbb enibarass.
vnenl in the seclusion of b l select dab. We
have known Intelligent farmers, who could
not I Induced to a ' a word before a pre
nUcuous audieuoe, w ho were soon ready and
anxious to talk freely and to the purpose
Iore the club. And soon lb pubdo be-a-tonishedrfit
hit freedom and famlt
tuxty ia ojudnctinj pt lie meeting of bis
gtorty, or fr temperauee, agriculture, or
any thing o fit-quently demanding active
std clear-hetded men. The pi Ivate club is
ihe place U educa' fanners for such post
( OtlfcT"! I I I 1 1 IMI I II I II 1 1 1
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: 1 1 1 If 1
Fr ili" and ririou oilier re-wont wa
mvor enia'l nnd w l ct cIuIm for far nor.
Thef work better tojreihcr 'Ihruli nn r
Imrmouv .be nigm-iiry yb m of meet
inr at enrh other lion e- aid a mu b
nadndaoiil feiituie to ibe iioc.e y t
pom a monthly dv of ret reation. tn
d ntly ff nht bv rar-h mi'm t r. t ilmu
ia'ea o Rro iU-r XHrtiom iu improving and
fidnrmn? i In' home and f u na a tie-id'-ratum
greatly neexl'd. The aelect nunib r throw
mora rmiton-itdiity o ta a mann er m on
prenont at f a'h me tin r an I aid in making
it a euerw Ii i eliad two or thro of tbtwe
aelect working hives in each townvblp lh re
would foon I a marked advance n ih
pi due ive furmety of bo iarm in th neat
new and arra 'pemen i f all o leapt Oint
ment, aud mote la te in tbe adornment of
yard, bonne and tlie familv. Tlw aod tired
no t wan ararince would depart from
ninny faces, rtid 'here would I fewer chm-h
of Reeliin. the r in for' md rvtiii incut of
MX-nty iu the Ioiih nnd d it.
Com Inn Dow n lo l armlnif.
Renaior Ev-t, t-, o New York, n uaf. I
ra efnl whut bo aoo'i-im I mi id hi p- aud
qs bet er. u 'i lute htIi lit tail th.it
wU-n a maa nnule a f t-U'i in ev.-ryth ni;
elm, i eiu ' a loiiti i m ineltideil, lln-re '
nothin; Mi . f r biiniu lo no to a Letter
worid or ' com do n o aiming.''
hen at' r Evart hhould under- and that no
man i oiiie i'own f' ni ni ' H w at,
oine the mo t useful -md mo-a ena'le'l of nil
os:nr at ion v A y imiuw lul w. o but mo:iev
enil kb into tl.e I-idled Ma e itemtfcv
ei-o l III HIV lne;i wboarii tli'-le now i w.ir U-
i e 8 lo i'. I nt to li'petne weil-'o-di at
:arm rentire- l.-in ns, udni'-nt in lu ry
nnd pi-tie', iciu inif l'K'1 ue hijheat
ord-r. .No oi I liavo f- riner lo rontond
ngninst ilrou wet en oin, rot. ins ct peslti
and :. 11 tbeivil f.rrnt ' aMire. but ibey
huvo also t ieur u- nnntt thrt annual
erup ion of idioc o.' the avera 'fi conresi
mun. lh- farmer s tn.sk N ind 'rd a difll u!t one.
To jerform it thoroughly reruir.H qualities
ttm piirtukoof iboli roc. Hut i he Ameri
can tninn r. for: una e.v, ban to-ir, al -rt
inent il faeultie A cmk! memory im onu of
ibe n. for on tb IbvwiJ r.roh;ihly not
forget rxmaior Kvnrts' idea of the fnrtner,
how when a niiui wmh loo u'lerly a b esi-d
fool lor uny b n ciso bo hul to "come
down' to Innn.n :
IWIIIni; Sheep.
A h! ((p ini n e in fl.nor with nge, and
Ib-v are lit ver to o d us o i ns Ibey are
lie.Utliv a id fa'. n fact, ihey n list, he twe
v. ai ni I in' in r Ix-fnrn tl.uv innk wl a' is
ciil.ed "r--d m i ton, ' that i, mm on whie:i
wl pick -'I ilou Im- n-d irravy. ll is i.esi
In-fore k 1 . . 1 M '. lo IeL the she p r- lll'llll iwvivt
h' urs " in. out. fissl, h'ivi'i pirn y ofwa ir.
'I Ik-ii ci iy bin-,; l i ij rendv. cut the
beeps bniui cio p o th j-iw nnd bend to
tin- in ne, in er .ii : ihe 1 ni' into lh.- p n ii
i o iiinii nl t'I.e in-, k to iiisnrn q liek deitk
Tin I. i id ijlini t i m slum d llni:i In sk llinsl,
im lliry .no e-isl V re.iehel; u cummonst C
is hen inscrt-d int'i tint sumin a", hi
no k, w hen f It, sle ep is mi pen 'e I
nn I tho ikiniii ig co'iii'b t I. Next the
irle tines should in qiiekly t:ik n O'.lt,
whic i prev. Ills I'm iil ia to so olio i in n
ir 'ii' 1 by haters of mil tm. TIim t.-is't
efiiuei f eo n ii'i i fnsio:i i f the e--ri,li"lis in
to i in- cii'culu io i ultcr t ie vi. n! piwers no
longer J ri vi-nl i , ni tin sh en h i-t lb ion;;
e t Intestiu s of ni'iiin Hits. 1 i killin g imo
rxirt( alw-nyg tnko out the i itestiriis a'
oiks fur tho nnn reason. Tli eure-is of
nuiUnti m iv thou l wrap-H.! i i the w!y
sii-of lh - slns'p kin without b:irm ai ex-
tli" - wil sho.v. Ihi -hep iitav lo
bunn up ii o.ic-o by twine around tho bo'-ks
iii-d tin ganim oil slick, and the -am titra
tion pone ihrouth but thu lint process is
tho best. Toronto Ulolxt.
Comb anil txtrartetl Honey,
Mr. V. V. Mmh, talking of honey raisin;.
l In oi-lit that Kloridu m ght do ttui Kidora 10
of the lioi-kcep -r working for extriicUnl
honey, but I hat a p-cuinrity of the el una to
in ire mnugrovo toU'i ri dam pin ss uind )
tho raising of comb honey imprnetu a ile.
'Ibis led to the Hulijm't of wbnt kind ol
li 'lie-', roinli or extracted, was of greale-t
ileiii'iiid im 1 be mo-t f rotlta' le t tin pr.w
diie.-r. 'ihe fuel 4 on this sulijert would iudi
cal.i Hint there was a Aery great dilT -renee
in the kind ol bono l -maiide 1, ileM-iidiu ; 1
on lo'-n iiy. KxtraeNni honey could be pro
ituced ai hsi tbiiu half the cot, of comb
bonev, bu', lieelieep'rs sliould produrst bo b
kind, lie.ng governed by the demand in
tlie r own niailoti as to which kind lh"y
should rod lire tho mot of.
Keep tlie Cows Clean.
If thu cows bnvo the r Hanks lined with
mnt'iii''', as too in iny of lliem have at this
time of year, you should so'oet a warm day
and seen ro n fov pailfuls of hot wn'er to
carry to the barn and " nsh off tlioso Hanks.
So-k ninnui-o witi. iwn a smg or
rnir. Is-fore you proceed to ser.-ijHt it off or
allthebair w II corn w.th it. Hememb-r
Ill-it the flr-t point bi 1st attninisl in st-curin-j j
aeood i Id of mi k from a cow is to m-ike j
ln-r cniforiaole Ibis e n never lw done so
long as she is compere I b curry a l-rge
weight of iminiirn on ber flunks, and then it
looks so abomina .y. No one would ever
buy milk eomi ig fr in such nn animal if i
they kuew iu American Dairy man.
Tlift llent Imeclicblr.
We h-ve evral ben bousix, each lorat'd
in a dillerent pt tco in Iheoi-ch'ii d. They are
doubie lonrdol, with tarred )tpr between,
and w ith large windows on the south side.
In each wo keep a stock of hcn. nnd by rais
itiR si-re nl broods of chickens In each there
in no rouble in kis-pl-ig tho hens and ch.ck
eiis sea ter sl ad over 'be oirbiirds.
We have n -ver found a lieiU-r insect Icidj
for all clas of iniux-u thai ever come to thu
ground than nn oil hen with a biosl of
rhi ks, un e-is ierch ino it Im a clutp'u of
tin k-t. And our meh-irds so far us tin bens
roiin, re entirely clear from inserts. Hjral
New Yorker.
Tit Iocs lo I Hi anil to Know.
Young ' bickens hatched even as bite as
March ring tif con lo twenty cuts a oun 1.
Hatched in January and Kcbm uy in east
ern cititu tbey sell for seven y live cents a
pound. I'u k bring J apiece. '1 he inculm
tor can be use I lo good adrantuge for wiu-U-r
batching.
Hulls can lie easily k.-pt in a lot fenced
with larlxsl wira
An Ohio man bad a hen that laid a dou'de
yelke I egj every o htr day, and on tbe be
IwtHsu das she I ii I twoegg, one of w hu b
bad a sIh-II w bile tlie t ber hud lion..
(Ke r OfO (XX) mi'rs of larl I wire fencing
were niad" iu this country in lsKV. It hs
been decided in ihe pour s that where it Is
used for tho reals. dtt fen. ing the owner ceu
not be held re p n ible for injuries done U
auiiiial along tho road.
A bushel of beana, rich in (he nltrojnoui
hnneiita lor which beef ia purcbuse.1, at
any reaMiiablo rasa will do more toeup
popt bfe and la I or in ibe family of a labor
ing nian than U1 four time, cr ten liinos.
the same amount exprnde.l in berf. Lei
tboM to w horn ecouon.y ie an object BOv
this well.
The CQt of ctdtiTtUn farm, and tb
ctt of sickness io ibe family, co be gceatty
itJucrd ly drainage.
TWO WOMEN'S LIVES.
n .11 la In tv anril ikoo ro
women would Im mutt airtonihbed if they had
known tliey woull ever lie written alxiut.
Tbev lived a lari:e wart of their lives in tlie
tiwn where I waa born; they uleep in the
Ifraveyard there. There ia nothing aixiut
tlieir bunt to dixtinguUh them front their
iH-iKhbori in that quiet aimt; yet the re -
membra! of them cornea to mo, idnee 1 have
patMid my youth, with a comprehension and
a patbori ana reverence lauc niaicea uem
ditfiireut aixl nearer than the rent
They were very unlike in look, tempera
ment ami surroun lings, yet they luiprwwed
me from my earliest yeara with a womiering
aweeyen toe awe tbey binplred matt no
different that it atwiiM to have heen two dis
tinct emotiona, I could wit tell what it waa
that made them, to my child inn mind, to at
I tractive and so wonderful, but that there waa
a differK between them arnl the jieople
round alxjut I reoognieud, I l-elieve, before I
coukl talk.
One of my berolnea waa a delicate, of t
voiml Virginian, of frracfcuw tyjxs. Her lin
baml, a mwt courteoiw gentleman, enx-d to
have no buHimwi in life nave to (lixieiiH0
biwpitality. Tbey h.-wl movel to Illinois to
1 be in a free itate. They haI black 'Hervajitti,"
whereas other peopto bal "liired girla." Her
dwelling hail "galleriw" all around, and other
bonnet liail "porchcH." Hho tittver did any
household work herself, whereas moKtof tlie
wives there wore busy all the time. Her
butiHit wore soft, bT dretts beautiful; her
gait, her drawling voice, even ber leisurely
lau b btokened time to Kiare, Khe wit much
of Um time on tho shaded gallery, and tau(?ht
ber children tlwir lwoiia, and bfo ran for ber
in Runny grooves.
Tho other Aunt JUtty liLskip was n ow
maid, with inagtiiHvnt, large, dark eye, and
satiny hair brushed smoothly iu a deep loop
on either side her face, and tucked neatly Uv
hind her imus. fcbo was not a fu.y, fidgety
old maid, but so brisk, buHy and cajxilple that
even ber voice hod an exhilarat
ing, eloar soiuid, like ft distant lui'h',
rouiiiig all laggards along the line.
Jler very name, it fteiiLs to mo now,
lietokenwl her character. If she luld I ecu
only Aunt Mitty sho wcnild have N'en a k ft,
sympathetic creature whom all the wm lil
went out tlieir troubles uixiiu but the
"IiiHkip" gave the balunctvwlMTl, and Aunt
1 Mitty Inskip she was called by old und young.
Hhe was always ready to h li. thjr towr
could no more have got alon:; without her
than without the court house and church bell,
but she never wu-stisi a b-.-u or a sentiment,
Hho wits sense clear through, nnd that, when
piople are in a tight place, is much better
than seiiUnu-tit. If one was very ill, Aunt
Mitty Inskip was the volunUvr nurse. When
jHs.plo coul J Ui trusted with no one !-,
Aimt Mitty Inskip tsk charge, nnd never a
wink of slisp did she give lieiitelf when sho
was the watcher. Were people in wire straits
and perplexities, she wus tlei cle-ar-braine-l
pilot who took tin-in through. Win there a
chur. h f lir, it w is a faiiure without Aunt
Milty Inskip at th hebn. She was lit the
bend of our sanit iry cornmi-.'sioii; she was at
th" hen! of every thin that demanded coura'"
a::d clear sense und work. She was not a bit
cro-M or mean in her leadership. The mire
ilillleult the project, t)M more power s'no put
forth that was all. Nothing se':ned impos
sihlo with her. I do not know how Aunt
Mitty Iiinkip fejpKrted liers'lf un-1 family,
for she wan always working for tile jiublie,
and there win no man in the bouse, and she
hul a half dozen dashing young nieces who
did Mottling Imt m..k-i the lioaso lively and
have u p-ttod tinvv- that is, ut least, I thought
so tlieii, but I KupKs,' tliey re;iJ)y did ail tho
household duti !, but were so merry at their
work that it net-mod onlv play. Tliey were
splendid coui'iany. anl all of them hod splrn-;
did eyes. They married well, und liecame
brilliant and notul'ln women in the several .
cities to which they moved; not one ct them,
ever i"--ct udid to a commoupla.) existence;
their energy and gay spirits kept up to the i
bust. Were they not Aunt Mitty's own
i!iic? Tlieir devotion to their aunt was
r.-jiili lovelv. lliev ounrrehsl only as to
who "should have the most of her. Tbey came ; corresismds in some sense to tlie familiar ph(-ofu-n
from tin ir tlis'tant homes to visit 1st,! nomeua of the transmission aud reception of
it ml if she was the least bit willing, the whole : vibratory energy, as in the case of a tuning
six cine rustling by steam to her side.
1,. nil 1.r lit".. Kin, iw.viT uniiyl to hnv anv i
personal perplexity or sorrow. She never
bud a care, apjmrently, about the girls as
they wero growing up, or an anxiety that
tliat was worth breathing. There w as always
the happy face, tlm splendid flashing eyes,
tlie strong, alluring, wondrous capability that
needed mi help, tint could not only stand
alone, but bold up the weakness of t tliers.
What eiitertainin-.; stoiies, even in old age,
she could tell; wk.it a sparkle the ntmnspliero
of a rK)in bsik on when her heart y lau;,h was
heard I
These two woman one Uvfe-eyed, brill-
i.uit n-'CTt-ssive: the oUit or fmr, oeliealo
It.-aiit v, shrinking nature and helpless ways
were staunch f rituids; it was after Uk ir death
that I found they wero heroines, liotii.
Mrs. Witli.imsin posesxi under her inild
ways a strength of enilurnii's tliat fate roul 1
not dist roy. Khe luul in early life determined i
to free her slaves as Sfsm as sha came f age.
She left her family what Unit meant to a
southern girl few knew and came to a state
that in iu cu.-toms was as unlike
Virginia as a foreign lainl Her
husband ethood her liels'fs, however;
she had the old serviuita of tier childhood
with tier in the new borne; even the house
waa built in roomy, outbern style; lieautiful
children were given her. Hho bad life"
swtvtost gifts. Hut she hvl nlso every trial
tliat was tiardtt for such a nature to
endure. She lwt children by dentil, and ber
tit-art waa broken by tbe reck less life of ber
only son. Her hnslnuid died under a cloud,
which ha.1 it ien nrteti, wouhl havedisciohea
the crinw of one near to tbein Isitb. Her
h(artr-tliat loving, loving heart was twisbsl
aisl tortured by every pang that could
wn'ncb. She only prewswi-eter, and saintlier,
and more careful i f the little woes of others.
She sn-unxl, in fact, always thinking it
others. ISiie it was ntio knelt with the
W-reavcd, while Aunt Mitty ordered the
funeral. She bad exipiisito bwsj, ami that re
fjnement that is so unobtrusive and so coin
forling in sorrow. Not a flower grew in bei
gnnbui b t was conserrutetl She knew whore
a blue crocus would best breatlie out its little
l.-sson of lifa Oil, so many btt.lerfindnetesKhe
did just with ber flowers. Moist, dirty little
bunds she ckxed over browu nwoi-t slirults as
Uie ebddre.n trooin-d imst from school SlitM
bad always leautiiui pink hyacintlus in tlie
siting, and she gave them away freely.
There seemed always w bite rtM Ui ber garden,
or jasmine in ber window, for tho village
brides, and lilies or snw lierries for funerals,
or linglish violets for the invalid who waited'
wearily for epring, and to whom hoi came
sooner l'use of those fragrant nieswengeri.
Obi tlte good she tbi bv her flowers only,
and vhe good she did by the gentle handclasp
that tokl you she understood without a word;
tbe thousand numeleHi favors she catTed
every day, even when her own cheeks were
white with grief. Tbe good ibe did us ail by
ber mere shruiking Uuty, by hir soft uar
deuoea. By bt-r strengthfal love always a
word or caress no mutt r wbooe child, she
was never too sad to see it, never too laisy to
notice tC Her hair wbltennl, but iU nil very
waves, under her widow's cap, mad her
more beautiful', ber throat waa white M
toby's lotath the white Uwn lvuwitoerchM
iftened the bhu-k gown. Dainty, soft,
clitifrins, lovely, even to tin time of hr
death, Hbe was indulgwd by the young
' -ii ti ritreina airo. in a coolers
i epidemic ahe wunt where ether
feared to go, encouraging by ber quiet faith
. or idiiur bv a fervent prayer. She ia
' ken of in our town to-day aa Uie Angnl of
the Kcourge. When aba bacAina aufeebled
, ty age, ber children gone, ber bunband
1 jjj bin grave, there were always young anna
: to nupport and young itpa ahortened to
suit here. Vtbeil we enverea a room
it was as if youth Ixiwed before ber, so gentle
and to bander waa every voioa and every
word.
At but aba fell asleep in itranperV arnta,
but team, so wrrowful a thone of kindred,
batbed berdeail face. Even yet, the great
beds of lily of the valley, and the pink hya
cinth plaU, are kept intact by the people who
brought ber home; the sweet ahrubs tower
into tret-M, ami the long bne of clove pmka
bloom along the wail. Tbey were dear Mrs.
Williamson's, aud even tboM who never knew
her, know of ber, and feel that strange inter
est in her which, in life, abe ao univenuilly in
spired. To all tbom) youug jieople, Uiono chil
ilren of tho town old ineii aud women theiu
Rdvva now Mrn. Williamson liaa been an
ideal woman, a Kort of beautiful taint, with
out a bkmiiah. And the one thing
which they all can aay of her, in,
that she bore her own griefs uncomplaiiiingly.
JSho thought of otbeni' inwfortunee, when ber
own preiMil beavieKt 8ha gave her Lfe
freely to otiiera aud asked no nturn. What
wonder that in her widowed age God returned
to ber her tweet ministries, ia tlie cure and
atftx Lion of tlie whole community!
When Aunt Mitty Iiihkip ditil her splen
did dark eyea hud been sightless for years,
and her busy luuula be'n tied w hat harder
U bear tlian this to so active a beingf Bhe
imd her sense though all the time, and friends
! pame to cheer ber solitude and to get advice,
and to wluie aw uy the ilartiiie. l wo or uer
niecea were always with ber as wuu bful and
tender of her as if she were a Kick child.
When one set of nieces departed another pair
cama.' Tbey never spoke of it as a duty, but
us a pleasure, some thing they looked forward
to with impatienM coming to Aunt Mitty.
How strange it seemed to see strong, prosaic
Aunt Mitty, whg cnee could bavj routed tha,
town, pari! and petted ana humored uy
thw beautiful women! Tbey rejoice! that
. her hair was as black as ever--not a w hite line
in it and wie uireo-score; uiai uer eyes, u
sightless, were as hirre and brilliiuit as of old.
"She doesn't change one bit," tliey suid,
sinooihiug theold -fashioned scallops Of hair on
h'-r temples, even w b-n death w'aiU.vl at thu
door, wla-ii she called to them startled, and
fsiid she felt stranjjely. They answered cheer
ily not to fear, for they wero Uhta They
held her old hands until she passed the river;
held her bunds long ut ter the pulses bud ceased
in the cold wiiits.
How stningely the years treat us mortals!
Mrs. Williamson hud money, buaband, ( liil
(iren, st.-rvaiiUs, houi1, l-ut Uiei without one
of Uiem; yet, was not aloae. Aunt Mitty
Iuksip, without n right or ti.J o:i eiu tii, in.a
mihl Ihj coiiuUvl suvh, was watched in lir
feeblenerst, w ith a devotion uius(ii.tlisL "Willi
what iii"jisuro yo meet, it bhull bo m usuivo
unto you.''
Their lives, so different, yet no alike; their
hcliifalncss and cheerfulness tbe rein.in
braneo comes to mo now, as it never coul 1
luivo conii) when I was younger; it coiik-s'hi;a
a promise, and benediction; u comfort, an us
gnrunco to thot-o from whom all has lieen
taken, and w ho stand poor, feeble, on the
verge of old age, in a lonely world. "K. IL "
in Cincinnati Commercial Cazetto.
The Theory of Tlious'H Transference.
Experiments have proved that thoughtsand
visual iinpnws.ions not only, but tastes and
pains also, may lie conveyed from person to
perstin by conceiiirausi uuiiKiug in a giveu
direction; and if concentration of thought
can cnu.se pains, the author triumphantly asks,
Ls it unreasonable to assume that, it can cure
puins!
The process by whlcntnongni is iransierreu
wiUiout visible appliances b.us not yet liecn
determined; but it is generally agree! that it
fork or string in unison with another, which
will comiiKiiiicate lta nniniLses tluougu
the
air: or us in tho ease of glow ing particles of a
pas, which, acting through thu luminiferous
ether, can throw into sympathetic vibration
cool molecules of the sumo substance at a dis
tance; or us in the case of a permanent mag
m t, which, lieingl'iought into a room, will
throw any surrounding iron bito a condition
sim'lnr to it.s own.
Tho ex;wt medium of communication in all
thte instunccs is unknown; but the fact of
communication is indisputable. In bke man
ner wo may conceive, the philosophers tell us,
that for every thought there i a cornspond-
Ing nuition of tno particles or uie nriun, and
thut this ibration of molwnlts of hrnin-stutf
may lie comniunieattsl to an intervening me
dium, and thus iss under certain cireuio
stp.nivs from one liraiu to another, witlia cor-res-ftoivhng
Mmultiineity of iinpi-esbiona.
Globe-Demo rat Book Keview.
Knw Very Well He Dttla't Do IU
Mat! io is a devotetl retainer and henchman
of her big brother Henry. The latter is
frequently in trouble, brought ab-ut by his
carelessness. His father, going into the wuie
it-llar, found three liottk of a choice wine
shattered on the floor, which was dyed in
their ertitly blood. Meeting tbe aforesaid
Henry soon after, the irate iarent accosted
him w ith, "That's some of your work, Master
Henry ; oh, you needn't look so binooentr you
know who did It"
Little Mattie, standing by, turned on her
adoring pna a pair of bright eyes blazing
with wrath, and stamping ber tiny f t, ex
claimed, "'o, he dklnt do it neither; M
now!"
The amused parent, trying to preserve a
proper severity, but visibly softening, turned
on this niiexrncted antagonist, with
"Indod, Miss Mattie! And how do you
know lie didnHf
" 'Ci use," triumphantly cried the fearless
little poampion, " 'pause I saw him didn't
ban Francisco Ingleaidn.
From Garfield.
Oahfield, Yeb. 1(5. Tlie tirstof March
Is nigh.
Win. IVisgovl nj faintly go to Llv.
ingsbw county, 8mitli Iros. to Msrslmll
county, Burk goes es (Minister), I limber
to Howe's furm, J- U Jennt-tt to Soring
Valley. Ttiotnus H-rry Ims niM out snd
bss nohjre to ret nis liml, Kelso having
tsken h !ic.
luidic s,iies sje owner ius,au-l Ptronsen
hek !s tuny- ,
Lawsuit nt L. t. Wluter's r.-iut MonrlHy
(hH 23l LhwU'ss vs. LnwU-sn. Olil yt
Uials, wuen ellll ibex sti lies bave nn end T
Tltert were csr I-siaI of lngs shipped
fmm hfr this week.
J It E.lwri bus vscmioo In tchiml
'. . . . l t
criei lever is me t-c.
There ws a Urge; nttntlnnee it the Bap
tist te. given t the church Tbur.dsyev.
enlng.
Vicinity Items.
A raping torrent tilled Hickory creek at
Juliet Thursday of last week. An Ice
gorge formed, the C, Ht. L & V. railroad
image was carried away, and acres of land
uear the creek were overflowed
Mreator sports clubbed together to pay
tbe expenses of Bpellman's defense.
John Dillon showed at btreutor last
night.
And now Gov. Oglesby is to ! asked by
Htreator people to pardon Ed. Harvey, who
last week pleaded guilty to highway rob
bery and was sentenced to the penitentiary
for a year. A petition to this effect Is be
ing circulated. The ground on which the
request la based is that it is unjust to con
vict one and acquit the other of the same
offense, 8pellmn having been declared in
nocent and Harvey having turned state's
evidence.
Whether La Salle will have water works
will be voted for pro and con at tbe city
election April 20.
Dr. Pierce, of Buffalo, N. Y., has sued
the Juliet I'rtt for libel, the 1'rm having
repeated some of the Agenta Herald trash
James "Bennett, of 1'eru, oue night re
cently went to tbe resilience of W illiam
Htringhorn, of La Halle, and placing a re
volver at the woman's bead demanded ber
money, which was handed over to him,
amounting to 165. lie then skipped out
with bis wife and children and has not
been heard of since. This story comes
from La Salle.
One night recently Michael McLean
broke his arm by a fall at tbe La Salle club
rink.
The Seneca artesian well is not a suc
cess; in fact, it closely resembles a failure.
Tbe well will have to be shoved down into
the bowels of tbe earth some two thousand
leet more, so it is thought.
Bueklln'tt Arnica halve.
The best salve in the world for cuts, bruises
sores, ulcers, suit rheum, fever sores, tetter,
('hupped hands, thilhluins, corns, and all skin
eruptions, and positively cures piles, or no pay
required. It Is guaranteed to ive perfect sat
isfaction, or money refunded. Price 'i!t cents
per box Kor side bv LuU t Briggfl.
ta. in Uti tnl aj
THE GREAT
ForP
Cures Rheumatism. NcuraUiia,
il ft tilt llJ.l'.'l-r, ll.-n.fjrhH. Toullinili.-,
B P Ji I 9 1 l--rln. Ilrultr.. rlr.. rtr.
S I nSli PHHi.ntrvii:sM.
iU I UiSB AT IO It.lllSTH A Nil I.KAII.II.S
tiik 1'iitni.Ks a. i .i.i.iii i ii.. nt i.i is nh.sn.
'rre from OUtUa, Untrtica unit i'ohoii.
SAFE. te?nA.
SURE. 'JlltS,
AT DitL.ui.iKn. ani I KAi.rn ....., M
lllti OUKl.tei A. vOislXKli CO.. HALTIUOUCIlll.
tli
OF CHICAGO, ILL.
Inciire any two memlient of f-mlly nnderONKrFU
n kicatk. piivble to 'he tmrvivor, tit Hie ii s'.li ut ellli
t r. tbe fiillov, in auioiiutu, vu :
From 1,0(W to r,00o nt desth from
Hiiy cause.
From $2,000 to $5,000 for permnnent and total
disability from uny csuse.
From fiW to $1.2.'VI for the loss of an
arm or leg from uny cause.
From 15.00 to $25.00 for weekly benefits
for disability from accident.
Workine nndur tlie direct inni'rvtiiton of the f-lnte In
imruitee I'epurtini-nl. au'l I U)iin nuch of any nit-r-(,-liiint
or mei-lminc.
Ut-liable si-uui wsoted In every town In theeoun)-.
K. S. YKNTZEK.
Feb. -lmo Ppcclal Aient for L SnlieCo.. 111.
Three art magazines for coc.
AST Ao, W, monthlv. -ith rorbeft' VtiotoemTenr tip-plt-mentn.
AST Iktkkphasuii, IS. forlniKblly, 13 col
ored plmeii a year. Abt ai rKxiKArios, 2 3A,
iTKintlily. ver W dtnln an Ixnui. We eBrr th-" tbrw
twiicnt fur th exmtordlDartly low prtc of U.iH '
Kved ) 8api.s Col-is of the thr.-e lor Wc.; er any
oneaee. Kull iwrticularti in rUIsue for 3e. In tha
club of art journal aulxribt-in net, by actual tvunt,
over ISWItlrawln.'a, worWliiupatltrus. drtilt-nit ferpaiDt
liur embroidery. Ac., art motive, colored Mttdtn and
Forbe.' I'lMitosrayeur. : over I'iOO r ailing column., an
went to queittliims practical sueKertlons, crttlrlum,
technical InfurmaUon and new r Mention ihi adTt-r-tUtemi'tit.)
TnrnHrt(illllNinrother,rubni: AKT
AOK.T3 r WLION Bi..rttw nina "u-,ui
WALLACE LIBBEY & GO
BREEDERS AKD SnUTKKfl OF
Clyde, English L Norman
HORSES,
HEREFORD CATTLE
Xi
Poland-China and Berkshire
SWINE.
100 POLAND PIGS
For this Season's Trads low ready tor sale.
breoa, aiwayaon -
nMM-bon of stuck dralrvd. Farm, bts BWIS
wSrSTottaW O.B OOa O0a OUMk.
mi
m SDkw
ASSOC
IT I
rS J I i tYTy 1
$81
K C .-trX
IPUEIS
Absolutely Pure.
This iwwder never rariwi. marvi'l or pnrtty.
treiiirtb anil wholexinM-nt-i-a Mom ueononileal Onto
Lthf ordinary kimln, i.id ianii.it be n.ll In uouhm-UUou
Pu... t. !.. n...!,....,.. . .4 I ..u, ....
w 11 ll till- lllUJtlt.1.1 111 l-rw M-rt. .ill. wriKHI UlllHt UT
ihtmnhtte powdera. Said ttnty i mrw. Kovat. Uai
psu Vowdks Co , I'JS Wall Ht N. V.
DB. J. 0. HARRIS.
VAT IT 4 lil V "WIW ANII KKSI
V AIjUAIiN Vj DKNt K CITY LoT8 KOtt
8ALK, very rht-ti unci on eimy it-riuH. I he a hub- front
on the ramtl from railroad croMtlnK to Ihe MiliH-ut (el-ei-pl
imt IoL Ainu ri-aidt:nve lot iu the rear,
aprift J. O. HA Kills & SOr.
IV5IT1? iNrb' ''"''- '-IKK ANI AC
lllOU IV .' j V: CI lihST. in Uie btat
riitHpsnli at current rate. For iiiMir mo- thut la
tuorouiihly rt-Iiatiie call on ua. our hiiiiiI i-ki vomimny
hHn more thun a ml llmi iHilUrn; ,mi haieovrr teu
iniiltoi a, and jts our ratt-a an no iilul-r than oilier
diarxe. DK..I. (I. H AKIMS A SON.
IOWA AND
V i VC K C .'!
m -KS tv Am. iaA ' iMtii k'ltkl HI IU.
nml upwardM. Smnf -i-i'iiil hi iiln- are now ufft-red.
IVVAU AUU1VHIII KIlKtUllll lin.1. .1 vi.rt. L...
IVilll i
iirii-i'a Tlin Uu nl i-hi-iiii la.idii Hre ruPldiv nnwlni!
irid'a Tim Uu) nl rln-u la.idii Hre ruridiv piomlnK
.wiiy; usuuck'.h l -i il im ih. re am In tlim cnuiily ran
low be luid at f .om ti.W t-i W 0 H-r ui-r- Nimlnthu
Ihic to buy. 1U. .1.0. II MililB & W.N.
no'
Uhii
LAS ALL K CO. FA RMS
.hi ali, ( nil ;wia Im; nVrnmr I n of 1'iiiilx Mi l furnm.
)U .1. () Ii A 11 1.' I- A SUN.
MTV I I 1'IV Sortli, Sontli, Kant and
VII I liVlk?, ami W'il at all mirtu of nri
ce and on easy ii-i-iim. liK.J O. tlA:lt & U.
I)WLLLIN(i VKOTEUTY
In a!l taitu nf tlie i- I v, lor rlcli nd t.nr.ui verv low
lir.ctii. Oiintj aud me. I)i .1. (I. II ACl.lS A SON.
FaRM OF (60 ACRES
FOIt SAliF Oil KKXT.
I vTi r forcitl- or rent my farm of irOacrfw. well Im-
ipiv.l. nud all uri 'er uiliviiimu. Tour uiilii Irutn ay
irimk. m ven nil. i'-- fruiu (libMin ( Uy. ami '.' mi'i eunt
if IliiioliiiiiKtoii, ill AicUan county. Aiidrew. or ap-
' to. li. II. I IHMV,
anIS (ittawa 111.
s
11 ft
EMIL KUYL
IRrnrKawm IO llALDWix A KUYU)
F0IIELUN AM) AMKIUCAN
Best Qrado of Stock t
Tint Workmanship
'Y&sJ. ....2tvM'A Bottjm Price
Tard on Clinton fiti eet, op toidte .hn' CarTlane Shop.
OTTAWA. I1j1CPIM
NEW YORK HERALD.
-1886."
WEEKLY EDITION
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Subscribe now for 1886.
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SPECIAL CAIILE DESPATCMM
Bv the BenneU-Markay Cahlea. Aa theae cable eon
nrVt dlrec'jy with Hie I Ik nam onVe, the forelun n
cauaot be uuipcred with IK-Jorc reavlnDtr tbe pubuc.
TUIt WKKKLY RKVIBW
... . ..wlal h.lnn. nf the WrtlLt BS.SALO. IDtl
cpUirair ttic, cboice and iutt-rtUii".
CABTOOKS, POLITICAl. tio aociAt,
rrepared by Dc Orlmm and other artlrta.
A VtRTZCT MIWfPAPKB.
It contalna all the n-E'ral new. of the dally e1'"
of ibe IlKRAi p, wblcb baa Uie lartftwlciretuala-o 111 ibr
Clnd?pSndrT,'t In polltlra. It ta the moat valuable cbrjir..
Icleof pnliUi al uewa in the world. Iiiitart.ally utylni.
.K.r:X,Liu.amloUuUunat.IaU pariKa, M Uut ail
aldca may be known.
The Farm Department of the VtiEiiv HniM
orcticarit?HTu)thepoli.iaiid ooea not give 1W
thorlr Tlie farrier Ul mv ma-iy more '"
dollarTyear from tbe tutrj-tiocj. of iti Karui IMmii
m "nt alone, i.ncruln aoil. cut Oe. crop. tretN baud
tog, gardrilns. pou.try. and atjrtcnitnral ecrK-uiy.
home :iaTvrTio!
Inrlodea the preparaOon of r.rw atid raUble dth.
furuWUn deportinen t. .U-rallona. at : . the taM.
uJ? at home and abrotid. The lalrrt inTcnttoiia In nail
Itand TJitctal atlence, .pnual literary cmpwatKiw.
P77'"4' rAL0TU
'lert Pernio mi each week by eminer.t cifrirrnten. and
nSra! IChorrh lutelllgenc 1 aiilioD are tpn. la
teat report ol trade actl
arorm at PioDrcm iiAainw,
Tbe tvMidltton of morw-T. w'.t and hun.-r.
aiwa.lhedftnri'Ofweiikuowi perwilws ad. prtin!
demoted wtulrdramauc aud lyric rtae. rmWuun
Hkaw3 le P "" tr the laniiiy.
OSE DOLLAR A YEAR.
Xi&rem SEW TORS BEKALD
frMirvH 4 Aa Ctree.
-a.
larole and Gramie.
Origfaal Designs
vlt
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